Patient Resources This is a listing of resources relevant to patients in pain. Note: IASP does not offer patient referrals, and links should not be construed as endorsement. IASP is not responsible for information contained on 3rd-party sites. Organizations American Chronic Pain Association The mission of the ACPA is to facilitate peer support and education…
Category: August 2019
What is Chronic Pain?
ICP – INSTITUTE FOR CHRONIC PAIN Link to Original Article: http://www.instituteforchronicpain.org/understanding-chronic-pain/what-is-chronic-pain Patients and healthcare providers commonly think of pain as a symptom of an underlying injury or illness. Say, for example, you hurt your low back while lifting. Perhaps, you’ve injured a muscle or ligament, or perhaps it’s an injury to the spine, like a…
Request for Information (RFI): Guidance on Current Education Curricula for Health Care Professionals Regarding Pain and Opioid Misuse and Use Disorder
Notice Number: NOT-DA-19-054 Key Dates Release Date: July 05, 2019 Response Date: September 01, 2019 Related Announcements None Issued by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institute on Aging (NIA) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) National Institute of Neurological…
EHEALTH Fed mandate to use opioid data-sharing technology angers states
By DARIUS TAHIR 04/12/2019 04:51 PM EDT The Trump administration is forcing states that want millions in federal grants to use relatively untested technology to share prescription data that is key to combating the opioid crisis. Using the software, many state officials worry, could mean turning over patient data to law enforcement and invading patients’…
Roy Green: When a chronic pain patient considers suicide
By Roy Green Host, Corus Radio Network Global News • The tweet appeared a few days ago, and it opened a window into the lives of chronic pain sufferers who are denied access to legal medication. “So sad, this week I’ve been in such severe pain I went looking for heroin. I never imagined myself, a…
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